We had our last meeting with our pastor this week, and when he brought up the processional I realized that I have very little clue about how they are normally organized. I've only been to a few weddings as an adult, so I thought I could tap into the vast experience on this board to find out if the plan we came up with makes sense. Corrections or suggestions are definitely welcome!
Background Info:
-Our only living grandparent is FI's grandmother
-Both of FI's parents are remarried. They will be honored guests and are receiving flowers, but FI does not consider them to have had a parental role in his life. Everyone does get along, however.
-FI has five GM. All are friends, not family. The only male WP member who knows any of the parents well is "Joe." Joe is a bridesman, and knows my parents quite well.
-We had planned to have the GM waiting up at the alter at the start of the processional, but are open to changing this.
-There are no designated "ushers"
The Plan:
1. Grandmother is seated, escorted by whoever she wants to escort her (probably one of her sons or grandsons)
2. Processional music begins
3. FI's dad proceeds with his wife
4. FI's mom proceeds with her husband
5. My mom proceeds, escorted by Joe (her choice of escort). He then takes his place at the alter.
6. Bridesmaids and MOH
7. FGs
8. My dad and I
I guess the other option would be to have GM escort FI's Mom and grandmother, FI's dad and SF just be seated the whole time, and the "extra" GM proceed in after the moms. This, however, would bring up the sticky issue of whether FI's SM should process. He has really struggled with the role of his step parents at the wedding, and likes this plan because having her escort his dad is a simple solution that makes sense without requiring any soul searching.
Look forward to hearing what everybody thinks! I'm off to a meeting right and will check for answers around lunchtime.